I was in Henrys last weekend, buying a Sigma 10-20, and i saw one on the rear display shelf. Also saw one at the Thornhill location when i was buying B&W paper a few weeks ago. I would imagine they are still there. They push Canon and Nikon a lot harder.
Dave > Shel, > > I'll duck into Henry's today and see if they have any DS2's. They're > Canada's equivalent to B&H and they're showing stock on the DS2 for > $818USD on their site. Check them out at http://www.henrys.ca they do > ship to the US (Half their site is set up to sell to the US) > > -Adam > > > > John Celio wrote: > > >> However, if there is nothing coming soon to replace the DS2, and if > >> in fact > >> the DS2 is discontinued, then I will give serious consideration to > >> moving > >> away from Pentax. I ~never~ thought I'd say those words, but it's now > >> something that I am considering, or at least thinking about. I feel let > >> down by the comapny I've supported and boosted since before 1967. > > > > > > Dude, Shel, calm down. The DS2 isn't even supposed to be available in > > North America. The fact that none of your "trusted sites" have it > > simply attests to the fact that they have to import it. > > > > As far as I am concerned, with today's cut-throat digital camera > > market (where'd Minolta go? oh right, they were bought out and then > > quit making cameras altogether), as long as Pentax stays in business, > > I'll be happy. I know they will eventually come out with a new dSLR > > to replace my D, but in the meantime I'm very happy with my camera. > > > > To stay alive, Pentax MUST stay successful. If that means making > > small changes to their dSLR range every now and then to keep it fresh > > in consumers' minds, so be it. I'm patient because I know Pentax is > > worth the wait. > > > > By the way, when the D2 comes out, I call dibs on naming mine R2. > > > > John Celio > > Future owner of R2 the D2 > > > > -- > > > > http://www.neovenator.com > > > > AIM: Neopifex > > > > "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making > > a statement." > >